runningthebostonmarathonand you see the ribbon at the end, and you're like look, we're almost done. >> listen and also remember for president obama, this is his last campaign in his life. this is an end of a political career in that sense. so it's got to have some sort of nostalgia. but the emotion, the charged up, the scrutiny they've been under. the schedule they've been under. both of them, it's a day full of emotion. >> michelle obama, much tougher than i've heard her. >> -- defend her husband. >> let me tell you something, personally wasn't happy when i said it but i said seriously your wife blows you aware on campaigning. i've seen her speak without notes, without teleprompter and she really goes all in, and she's a phenomenal campaigner. >> but iowa, the place is really important for this president. because the people he was talking to there are the people who gave him the legs politically that allowed him to become president of the united states. you think about when hillary clinton was in there for the caucuses, remember, and how it was clinton, it was clinton, it was edwa

are seeing snow, even in new york city. all the bigcities,boston, newyork, philadelphia, a little snow. not much in the way of accumulation, really along the big cities and the 95 corridor, but still you'll see it come down. kind of get new the christmas spirit. we do have winter weather advisories and we will see accumulati accumulations. want to show you where. here's the radar. the white delynn naturing where the snow potentially is falling. some of it called zerba. starts as snow in the atmosphere but the atmosphere is dry but it dissipates so we don't see it at the surface. it does moisten the atmosphere to finally deliver some snow. this is the heart of it. scranton, pennsylvania, southeastern pennsylvania, northwestern new jersey, that's where we're going to get into the snow. morristown, new jersey, for example. but, with this line, a lot of energy with it, could see some severe weather. look at birmingham, down toward montgomery, all heading eastward, atlanta, georgia, will be slow go. no question this afternoon at the airport. things will really slow down. jackson all the way

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, and one in pennsylvania. joined now by peter hamby live at the romney headquartersinboston, massachusetts.peter, these are sort of late additions to the schedule. . >> yeah, and travel is the best indicator of a campaign's thinking. we've known that pennsylvania sort of last-minute gamble/insurance policy for the romney campaign. 96% of the vote is on the table there today, because there isn't really early voting. but the ohio travel jumped out at me and paul ryan is also going to ohio today, john. this signals to me that they are nervous about ohio, as they have been. but they're just a little more nervous in these closing days. but, you know, romney himself, of course, is projecting confidence outwardly. check out this rally last night in new hampshire that pulled 12,000 people. this is what he said. >> we have known many long days and short nights, and now we're close. the door to a brighter future is there. it's open. it's waiting for us. i need your vote. i need your help. walk with me. walk together. tomorrow we begin a new tomorrow. >> there is, john, an air of anxi

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. this is your classic fall, raw cold rain. and i guess we'redue.boston, you'llsee delays from this. the low ceiling certainly. a little bit in the way of wind. rain and low clouds cross parts of philly. behind that is pretty nice. mild across the midsection of the country. across the southwest, we're looking at some rain. it is the season for that as well. here are your temperatures, 41. i mentioned the miserable conditions in new york city. 58 degrees, a bit of a chill in the air in atlanta. los angeles, 80 degrees. boy. >> looks nice, doesn't it, man? >> that's nice. >> seriously, thank you, rob. congratulations. it's great news for you. >> thank you guys. see you in a bit. >> all right. 52 minutes past the hour. coming up, return of the jedi. a navy reservist surprises his little boy star wars style. it's going to bring a tear to your eye. come back. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. so i never missed a beat. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. since ameriprise fin

have a sense of place. so we're talking from new orleans to new delhi, from bangkoktoboston, acrossthe world we're looking for those places that you kind of want to keep to yourself but you know you have to share. >> and we're not talking just the five stars, the white linen restaurants. we're talking your food trucks, your greasy spoons, all of them? >> i'm thinking brasseries but also food trucks, as you said, street food stalls, kabob stands, anything that you love. when you think about what is that one meal that i want to have in that destination that really signifies the place, that's what we're talking about. we want people to feel that hometown pride, whether it's a place they live or travel to and they know the secret spot so we can get everybody out of their hotel rooms so they're not having necessarily a cold room service burger and they're experiencing the place. because after all when you're in a restaurant that really is a local place, that's when you're really going to have a sense of place and really feel like you're experiencing that destination. >> absolutely. i un

that football. also joiningus.boston, massachusetts.tell me about what you've seen so far that's been your favorite. >> the marching band. the charlie brown and the spider man. >> you what, carol, i'm so glad to see that old school charlie brown is beating all the spongebob. it's been a great parade so far. it's still happening. ronald mcdonald about to make his way down here. it's been a great time to be out in new york. a lot of people in new york have a lot to be thankful for. >> i can't believe how warm it is. people aren't wearing coats. usually it's freezing. >> reporter: i don't even need this coat but i think it looks better with the turtle neck so i'm going to keep the coat on. >> you are such a metrosexual. thank you. we'll get back to you. we'll be right back. i said to my wife the other day: i bet you that we could save money by switching to a cheaper detergent than tide. and, what did i tell you? that it was a bad idea. and? and she was right... the clothes weren't as clean and even i could tell. so, no savings. we're back to tide. and now, i'm doing the laundry all month. wit

heard from mitt romney on his campaign charter headingintobostonlastnight. he thought he was going to win too. he said he had no regrets and was proud of his campaign. but as for why this campaign went down in defeat, that adviser tells me that they are pointing to what the obama campaign was predicting, they were going to have a good turnout in the word of the adviser, the obama campaign was right. as for the future of the republican party, i talked to a top conservative leader inside the republican party who said the gop will have to do a better job talking about immigration reform with latinos if they have any hopes of winning a presidential election in the near future. john? >>> presidential race is settled, but we're still looking at key races to determine the final numbers for the balance of power in the united states senate and the house of representatives. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is with us for breaking news in north dakota. >> cnn can project the democratic candidate for senate, heidi heitkamp, in north dakota, has won that seat. she's kept that sea

to read part of the apology she issued to a newspaperinboston. hereis the quote. we never meant any disrespect to any of the people nationwide who served this country and defended our freedom so valiantly. in an internet world when thousands demand you lose your job. are there protects of free speech here. there are a lot of people who don't like what she did, but she may say, i'm an american, i have the right to say what i like. >> she does. and the company has the right to fire her. remember, its employment at will. also, a lot of companies ask their employees to comport themselves in a particular manner of respect, and in a manner that kind of espouses the views of that company. she was on a company trip when she did this. so the employer does have the right to react in this manner. and, of course, as i said before, she can sue them. i don't know how -- what the likelihood of success will be if she does so. >> we heard from the woman who is in the photograph, i want to read you something that came from the company. stone's former employer, nonprofit that serves adults that have d

degrees up in albany and 35inboston. we'llrebound a little bit over the next couple days. generally speaking at or slightly below average with temps getting back into the 50s for friday and saturday. back in the 40s on sunday. daytime highs, 50 in chicago, san francisco 66, 44 in denver, 62 in san cass city. the weather map fairly quiet outside of this disturbance that's rolling across parts of the carolinas. it will be mild and quiet across parts of the central plainsant pacific northwest. getting into a sloppy pattern there if you're traveling to portland or seattle. this is the time of year, the next couple of weeks are typically the wettest of the season and in a pretty wet spot. bring along the umbrella and rain gear if you're heading up towards portland or seattle, san francisco looks to be nice but rather cool. that's the latest from here, guys, you are looking dry in the big apple but a fall crisp in the air for sure. >> indeed. we will agree with that. thank you so much, rob. >> 44 monz after the hour right now. >>> ace is high. i love this story. the two men who grabbed on

in the northeast, and into philadelphia and newyork,boston, dry,sunny skies. a few degrees below average. southeast similar scenario. of course, there's the west. so that's where those storms beginning to come in. but pretty quiet. temperaturewise, maybe just a few degrees below average. chicago 53, in the 40s in the twin cities. today, but, tonight, late tonight, big celestial sky sighting if nur into that. leon id meteor shower. around 2:00 tomorrow morning, look up into the sky, guys, toward the cancellation leo, that's where it looks like this is emanating from, and we also have a new moon so the skies are pretty dark. so pretty good conditions for a lot of the country. see some meteors coming at you tonight. >> all right. thank you. >> okay. meet you out there. >> get your kids up at 2:00 in the morning for that. >> oh, sure. >> christine romans has today's best advice coming up. the wheels of progress haven't been very active lately. but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and ser

. >> and briefly, candy, one final question to you. you're just backfromboston. youwere y thereto romney campaign last night. they went in pretty upbeat. they thought they might have a good chance of winning, didn't they? >> they did. but i have to tell you that there was a certainty about the obama campaign even two weeks out. i talked to a senior strategist who said i'm not, you know, i'm not kidding you here. that's cleaned up version. i'm not kidding you here, candy,ly show you the figures afterwards. we have this. they were certain. there was an optimism in the romney camp. but it wasn't based on the numbers. it was based on the feel of things. and one thing you know when you cover a campaign, the feel of things can be really deceiving. >> numbers are more important than an -- >> if there is a mandate coming out of this, it is that you saw in the exit polls by a two-to-one margin, people believe there should be a path to citizenship for immigrants in this country. and i think if there's any mandate for republicans and democrats coming out of this, it is to get immigration reform don